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Alan Jouban has plenty of opportunities awaiting him as a model, among other mainstream-media possibilities with the EPOK Agency and Soul Artist Management partnership. The Los Angeles-based fighter is excited about it, but he says he needs to keep winning for everything to come full circle. That starts at UFC 184 when he takes on Richard Walsh. UFC 184 is taking place in Los Angeles this Saturday night (Feb. 28, 2015). That is music to Alan Jouban's ears. The UFC welterweight resides in the "Ci read news >>

After some inconsistency in the early part of his UFC career, Michael Johnson has found his stride. It’s led to a four-fight winning streak – and now a top-10 spot in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA rankings.Filed under: Bellator, MMA Rankings, News, UFC, Videos read news >>

In conjunction with Bellator MMA's "British Invasion" on Feb. 27, Bellator is holding a fan fest the day before at the Dave & Busters in Manchester, Connecticut. What's a "British Invasion" without some tea and crumpets? Or maybe you'd prefer beer, chicken wings, and mixed martial arts (MMA) legends. That's what Bellator MMA is offering fans this Thursday (Feb. 26, 2015) at the Dave & Busters in Manchester, Connecticut. Starting at 7 p.m. ET, fans will be able to queue up to meet MMA legends lik read news >>

The unfortunately timed injury to Michael "Venom" Page leads to a last-minute change for Bellator's "British Invasion" on Friday at Mohegan Sun. He's undefeated as a professional fighter at 7-0, as well as coming off the biggest win of his career at Bellator 128, but Michael Page WON'T be a part of Bellator's "British Invasion" this Friday night on Spike TV. Due to an injury sustained late in his preparations for his fight with Curtis Millender, "Venom" is off the card for Bellator 134 in Uncasv read news >>

Las Vegas, Nev. – Just hours before UFC® 184, UFC will unveil its second season of action-packed live events at The Event Deck at L.A. LIVE. Twenty top UFC fighters will join UFC President Dana White... read news >>

Before Cris "Cyborg" Justino can step into the cage to fight Charmaine Tweet on Feb. 27, 2015, in Los Angeles, Calif., she must first prove to California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) that she is free of all performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). That's according to MMA Fighting, which got word from CSAC officials that "Cyborg" won't be issued her license to compete until the urine sample she provided this morning (Thurs., Feb. 11, 2015) comes back negative when the results are returned on or ar read news >>

Mark your calendars ... While Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White seems to have limited his scrums and always-informative interviews with mixed martial arts (MMA) media, he'll soon step out of the shadows to address the recent outbreak of failed drug tests. According to a report from "UFC Tonight" (via Sherdog), White -- along with UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta -- will hold a special press conference on Feb. 18, 2015, to address the alarming issue that seems to be getting out of read news >>

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be well represented -- though not in a good way -- at the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) meeting on Feb. 17, 2015, which kicks off at 1 p.m. ET from inside Grant Sawyer State Office Building in Las Vegas. That's where temporary suspensions are expected to be enforced for mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters Anderson Silva, Nick Diaz, Hector Lombard, and Ashlee Evans-Smith, who all failed recent drug tests and will likely be scheduled for disciplina read news >>

With Benson Henderson heading to welterweight and soon being moved to 170 pounds in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA rankings, where would he rank with a win over Brandon Thatch?Filed under: Bellator, MMA Rankings, News, UFC, WSOF read news >>

Nick Diaz is no stranger to Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) disciplinary hearings. In fact, he and his attorney, Jonathan Tweedale, presented such a strong argument about marijuana use back in 2012 that NSAC eventually raised its drug test threshold, "to ensure fighters were not penalized for using marijuana days or weeks prior to competing." Well, Diaz was busted for weed once again after his fight against Anderson Silva at UFC 183 (read details here), which took place at MGM Grand Gard read news >>